diff --git a/draw2dbase/stack_gc.go b/draw2dbase/stack_gc.go
index ed5f508..77622bb 100644
--- a/draw2dbase/stack_gc.go
+++ b/draw2dbase/stack_gc.go
@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@ type ContextStack struct {
 	Join        draw2d.LineJoin
 	FontSize    float64
 	FontData    draw2d.FontData
-	GlyphCache  GlyphCache
 
 	Font *truetype.Font
 	// fontSize and dpi are used to calculate scale. scale is the number of
@@ -58,7 +57,6 @@ func NewStackGraphicContext() *StackGraphicContext {
 	gc.Current.Join = draw2d.RoundJoin
 	gc.Current.FontSize = 10
 	gc.Current.FontData = DefaultFontData
-	gc.Current.GlyphCache = DefaultGlyphCache
 	return gc
 }
 
@@ -171,16 +169,6 @@ func (gc *StackGraphicContext) Close() {
 	gc.Current.Path.Close()
 }
 
-// Changes the glyph cache backend used by the StackGraphicContext.
-// To restore the default glyph cache, call this function passing nil as argument.
-func (gc *StackGraphicContext) SetGlyphCache(cache GlyphCache) {
-	if cache == nil {
-		gc.Current.GlyphCache = DefaultGlyphCache
-	} else {
-		gc.Current.GlyphCache = cache
-	}
-}
-
 func (gc *StackGraphicContext) Save() {
 	context := new(ContextStack)
 	context.FontSize = gc.Current.FontSize
@@ -196,7 +184,6 @@ func (gc *StackGraphicContext) Save() {
 	context.Path = gc.Current.Path.Copy()
 	context.Font = gc.Current.Font
 	context.Scale = gc.Current.Scale
-	context.GlyphCache = gc.Current.GlyphCache
 	copy(context.Tr[:], gc.Current.Tr[:])
 	context.Previous = gc.Current
 	gc.Current = context
diff --git a/draw2dgl/gc.go b/draw2dgl/gc.go
index 3a338e0..ae8b3d1 100644
--- a/draw2dgl/gc.go
+++ b/draw2dgl/gc.go
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ type GraphicContext struct {
 	fillRasterizer   *raster.Rasterizer
 	strokeRasterizer *raster.Rasterizer
 	glyphBuf         *truetype.GlyphBuf
+	glyphCache       draw2dbase.GlyphCache
 	DPI              int
 }
 
@@ -137,6 +138,7 @@ func NewGraphicContext(width, height int) *GraphicContext {
 		raster.NewRasterizer(width, height),
 		raster.NewRasterizer(width, height),
 		&truetype.GlyphBuf{},
+		draw2dbase.DefaultGlyphCache,
 		92,
 	}
 	return gc
@@ -217,7 +219,7 @@ func (gc *GraphicContext) FillStringAt(text string, x, y float64) (width float64
 		if hasPrev {
 			x += fUnitsToFloat64(f.Kern(fixed.Int26_6(gc.Current.Scale), prev, index))
 		}
-		glyph := gc.Current.GlyphCache.Fetch(gc, fontName, r)
+		glyph := gc.glyphCache.Fetch(gc, fontName, r)
 		x += glyph.Fill(gc, x, y)
 		prev, hasPrev = index, true
 	}
@@ -283,7 +285,7 @@ func (gc *GraphicContext) StrokeStringAt(text string, x, y float64) (width float
 		if hasPrev {
 			x += fUnitsToFloat64(f.Kern(fixed.Int26_6(gc.Current.Scale), prev, index))
 		}
-		glyph := gc.Current.GlyphCache.Fetch(gc, fontName, r)
+		glyph := gc.glyphCache.Fetch(gc, fontName, r)
 		x += glyph.Stroke(gc, x, y)
 		prev, hasPrev = index, true
 	}
@@ -312,6 +314,16 @@ func (gc *GraphicContext) SetFontSize(fontSize float64) {
 	gc.recalc()
 }
 
+// Changes the glyph cache backend used by the GraphicContext.
+// To restore the default glyph cache, call this function passing nil as argument.
+func (gc *GraphicContext) SetGlyphCache(cache draw2dbase.GlyphCache) {
+	if cache == nil {
+		gc.glyphCache = draw2dbase.DefaultGlyphCache
+	} else {
+		gc.glyphCache = cache
+	}
+}
+
 func (gc *GraphicContext) GetDPI() int {
 	return gc.DPI
 }
diff --git a/draw2dimg/ftgc.go b/draw2dimg/ftgc.go
index 77c8571..33c7a57 100644
--- a/draw2dimg/ftgc.go
+++ b/draw2dimg/ftgc.go
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ type GraphicContext struct {
 	fillRasterizer   *raster.Rasterizer
 	strokeRasterizer *raster.Rasterizer
 	glyphBuf         *truetype.GlyphBuf
+	glyphCache       draw2dbase.GlyphCache
 	DPI              int
 }
 
@@ -75,6 +76,7 @@ func NewGraphicContextWithPainter(img draw.Image, painter Painter) *GraphicConte
 		raster.NewRasterizer(width, height),
 		raster.NewRasterizer(width, height),
 		&truetype.GlyphBuf{},
+		draw2dbase.DefaultGlyphCache,
 		dpi,
 	}
 	return gc
@@ -136,7 +138,7 @@ func (gc *GraphicContext) FillStringAt(text string, x, y float64) (width float64
 		if hasPrev {
 			x += fUnitsToFloat64(f.Kern(fixed.Int26_6(gc.Current.Scale), prev, index))
 		}
-		glyph := gc.Current.GlyphCache.Fetch(gc, fontName, r)
+		glyph := gc.glyphCache.Fetch(gc, fontName, r)
 		x += glyph.Fill(gc, x, y)
 		prev, hasPrev = index, true
 	}
@@ -163,7 +165,7 @@ func (gc *GraphicContext) StrokeStringAt(text string, x, y float64) (width float
 		if hasPrev {
 			x += fUnitsToFloat64(f.Kern(fixed.Int26_6(gc.Current.Scale), prev, index))
 		}
-		glyph := gc.Current.GlyphCache.Fetch(gc, fontName, r)
+		glyph := gc.glyphCache.Fetch(gc, fontName, r)
 		x += glyph.Stroke(gc, x, y)
 		prev, hasPrev = index, true
 	}
@@ -291,6 +293,16 @@ func (gc *GraphicContext) SetFontSize(fontSize float64) {
 	gc.recalc()
 }
 
+// Changes the glyph cache backend used by the GraphicContext.
+// To restore the default glyph cache, call this function passing nil as argument.
+func (gc *GraphicContext) SetGlyphCache(cache draw2dbase.GlyphCache) {
+	if cache == nil {
+		gc.glyphCache = draw2dbase.DefaultGlyphCache
+	} else {
+		gc.glyphCache = cache
+	}
+}
+
 func (gc *GraphicContext) paint(rasterizer *raster.Rasterizer, color color.Color) {
 	gc.painter.SetColor(color)
 	rasterizer.Rasterize(gc.painter)